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Puzzle for March 3, 2026 Puzzle Archive →

2025 Words of the Year

📖 The dictionary is ever-changin'

New words come along every year. I'm pretty sure the pace of new words entering our collective consciousness has risen in recent years, thanks to the Internet allowing everyone to use those new words for everyone else to see.

We don't just get new words, though. We get new definitions for old words, plus old words suddenly getting new life.

That's what this list is about: the top words of 2025.

How to Play

  1. Pick 5 choices from the shelf that you think are the top 5
  2. Arrange them in order from most trendy to least trendy
  3. Click "Check" to see your results
  4. You have 5 attempts to get them in the right order!

Results key

🟩 Green = Correct choice in the right position
🟨 Yellow = Correct choice but in the wrong position
⬛ Black = Incorrect choice

Good luck! 🎯

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touch grass
broligarchy
conclave
slop
gerrymander
aura farming
rage bait
six seven
clanker
tariff
performative